Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Ahead of Print. Large occupied spaces such as the atria can have additional internal elements like balconies, stairs, or decorations. Unfortunately, detailed design rules for smoke management syste…
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Ahead of Print. The operation of fuel-burning heating equipment results in soot build-up in the flues. Its ignition poses a significant fire risk to the building, as the flue temperature can reach …
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Ahead of Print. This paper examines the viability of using a radiant panel in lightweight low-height floor heating. In this structure, a dry screed with high thermal resistance is replaced by a low…
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Ahead of Print. The use of high-conductivity porous medium is an effective method to enhance the heat transfer rate of phase change material (PCM) in thermal energy storage (TES), reducing the ener…
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Ahead of Print. Green roofs are considered sustainable practices in the urban environment as they provide several benefits to the city and to the building such as mitigating the urban heat island e…
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Ahead of Print. The smoke back-layering length is a crucial parameter for evacuating people in both road and subway tunnel fires. This study investigates the fire hazard induced by carriage fire in…
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Ahead of Print. This study employed FLUENT to analyse smoke movement and temperature distribution in an evacuation corridor with varying blockage ratios, focusing on the subway tunnel section of Fu…
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Ahead of Print. Buildings can have varying heating and cooling set points to take advantage of favorable environmental conditions and low time-of-use rates. To optimize temperature scheduling and e…
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Ahead of Print. Buildings can have varying heating and cooling set points to take advantage of favorable environmental conditions and low time-of-use rates. To optimize temperature scheduling and e…
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Ahead of Print. Buildings can have varying heating and cooling set points to take advantage of favorable environmental conditions and low time-of-use rates. To optimize temperature scheduling and e…